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I Ain't Got Time to Tarry — also known as The Land of Freedom , is an American song written by blackface minstrel composer Dan Emmett. It premiered in a minstrel show performance by Bryant s Minstrels in late November 1858. The song was published in New York City in 1859.T … Wikipedia
Johnny Roach — is an American song written by blackface minstrel composer Dan Emmett. The song was first published in 1859. The lyrics tell of a slave who has escaped to the Northern United States. He laments his lost plantation home and realizes that he really … Wikipedia
I'm Gwine ober de Mountain — also spelled I m Going ober de Mountain , is an American song written by blackface minstrel composer Dan Emmett. The song may be a precursor to Dixie , as evidenced by its line Away down south in de Kentuck brake ; [Quoted in Nathan 260.] in com … Wikipedia
musician — n performer, player, instrumentalist, accompanist, virtuoso; singer, vocalist, bard, minstrel; composer, songwriter, contrapuntist, harmonist; conductor, concert master, maestro … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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